Housing Grant Will Help Hollywood

October 30, 1985|By Stephen Wissink, Staff Writer

HOLLYWOOD — The long waiting list for subsidized housing in the city will become a little shorter after the first of the year when the Hollywood Housing Authority collects a $305,000 grant from the federal government.

The grant, from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development agency, will subsidize the rent payments of 52 low-income families.

``This helps,`` said Suzanne Morris, executive director of the authority. ``Right now we have a very long waiting list. These 52 families have been waiting for over a year.``

The money is used to aid low-income people who are disabled, elderly, or have children under the age of 18.

Currently, 168 families in Hollywood receive such subsidies.

Under this program, families contribute 30 percent of their income toward rent, while the authority pays the rest of the housing cost.

Hollywood`s grant was announced last week by U.S. Rep. Larry Smith, D- Hollywood.

``This program enables low-income households to take those first difficult steps toward self-sufficiency by providing assistance while enouraging independence,`` Smith said in a written statement.

Smith also announced that Broward County will recieve $302,000 to subsidize another 52 families.